Make Friday 'Wonderful'

Avoid the shopping craziness Black Friday afternoon: "It's a Wonderful Life" is back for another screening at 4 p.m. Friday at the Rosebud Cinema, 6823 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa.

Admission to the 1946 holiday favorite is $5.

Take a comedy 'Chance'

A John Wayne comedy? There's more of them than you'd think. Exhibit A: 1943's "A Lady Takes a Chance," showing courtesy of the FOCUS Film Society at 7 p.m. Saturday at Church in the City, 2648 N. Hackett Ave.

Wayne plays a rodeo rider who falls - literally - into the life of big-city girl Jean Arthur. A bus trip, and romance, ensue.

The documentary, which had its local premiere at this fall's Milwaukee Film Festival, gained attention earlier this year for footage of Gov. Scott Walker's "divide and conquer" comments to billionaire business owner Diane Hendricks, as well as extended interviews with U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan that wound up on the cutting-room floor. A condensed version of the film aired on PBS this fall.

Also showing in free screenings at UWM:

"Twenty Cigarettes," James Benning's experimental, single-take portrait-style film capturing a score of people taking a smoke, 7 p.m. Tuesday;

"From Mohammad to Maya," a documentary following the trek of a South Asian Muslim going through gender transformation, at 7 p.m. Thursday.

- Chris Foran

Editor's note: An earlier version incorrectly identified the shuttered automotive plant as a Chrysler plant.

About Chris Foran

Chris Foran is an assistant entertainment editor, overseeing the Tap Weekend, Tap Daily, Good Morning and TV Cue sections. He also writes about movies, books, pop culture and fun stuff to do in Milwaukee.